About the BRSCC Fiesta Championship

With a history stretching back as far as 1979, the Ford Fiesta Championship has been a mainstay of British club motorsport for over 30 years. The popular little hatchback, seen many a time as the UK’s best-selling new car, has seen just about every generation of model compete in the championship as a one make series.

The compact shape and simple but stable front wheel drive layout make it an ideal choice for both rookie drivers to gain their first steps in racing, as well as those who are more experienced that are looking for a new machine to master. At the same time, it maintains its status as a cost-effective and enjoyable championship to go motor racing. It’s not uncommon for younger drivers from the Fiesta Junior Championship to move into the more senior championship when they reach the age threshold to continue their career.

The Fiesta Championship has also previously held a spot as a support series for the British Touring Car Championship. It’s no wonder, therefore, that a number of former and current touring car and GT stars can attribute competing in Fiestas as part of their racing CV. These include:

There has also been the occasional celebrity racer in the past, with names such as Maxi Jazz (Faithless musician) and Daley Thompson (athlete) getting behind the wheel to try their hand.

The current format of the championship sees cars allocated into one of 4 classes, depending on their model years of production. The classes are as follows:

Class A – for Fiesta 1800cc cars (Mk4)

Class B – for Fiesta Zetec 1400cc cars (Mk5)

Class C – for Fiesta ST150 cars (Mk6, MY 2004 – 2008)

Class D – for Fiesta Zetec S 3-door 1600cc cars (Mk7)

The Championship benefits from TV coverage filmed and edited by AJK TV, which is distributed and broadcast on Motors TV before being uploaded to the BRSCC’s YouTube channel to watch on demand.

Thanks to the Championship’s administration now being taken in house by the BRSCC, this has seen grid sizes return to the healthy numbers seen in previous years. This certainly proves that for a number of drivers, the Fiesta is still the racer of choice.